The lists are presented in chronological order starting from the latest year. The number of total passengers is measured in persons and includes any passenger that arrives, depart or travel on transit in every airport in the country. The number of total aircraft movements is measured in airplane-times and includes the departures and arrivals of any kind of aircraft in schedule or charter conditions. The number of total cargo movements in metric tonnes and includes all the movements of cargo and mail that arrives or departs from the airport.

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is currently the second busiest airport in China by passenger traffic, and last year (2013) the airport had more than 50 million passengers for the first time.

Tianjin Binhai International Airport grew at double digit numbers in 2013. The airport reached 10 million passengers and 100,000 aircraft movements in 2013, and now is the 23rd busiest airport in China.

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2013 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[1]

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport has entered the top five of the busiest airports in China by the year 2011. The airport is bound to enter the top 30 ranking of the world's busiest airports by 2014.

In between China's top 50 airports, Lijiang Sanyi Airport was the airport with more passenger growth in 2013. Last year Lijiang Airport moved almost four million passengers, and now is China's 40th airport by passenger traffic.

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2010 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[4]

Although almost all the airports in China are continually growing in passenger traffic, Ordos Ejin Horo Airport was the only one in the top 50 that experienced a reduction in its passenger flow in 2013 (-4%).

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2009 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[5]

Amazing performance of Beijing Nanyuan Airport in 2013. Although the airport will be closed when the new mega-airport in Beijing will open in 2018, Nanyuan continues to grow and last year jumped four position from 42nd to the 38th busiest airport in China.

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2008 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[6]

In 2013, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport received over three million passengers more than in 2013. The airport has surpassed the 25-million passenger range and now is the ninth busiest in China

Haikou Meilan International Airport was once one of the busiest airports in China by passenger traffic (ranked 8 in 2003), but it has experienced a decline in the passenger flow. However, in 2013 Haikou Airport stopped the continuing fall of positions and keep steady at the number 21 of the busiest airports in China.

The 100 busiest airports in China in 2006 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the CAAC report.[8]